temer Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
temer — to fear
The imperfect subjunctive of temer is regular: temiera, temieras, temiera, temiéramos, temierais, temieran.
temer Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations ('If I feared...') or when a past emotion triggers a fear about something else.
Notes on temer in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Temer is regular, following the pattern derived from the third-person plural preterite (temieron).
Example Sentences
Si yo temiera al éxito, no estaría aquí.
If I feared success, I wouldn't be here.
yo
Era extraño que no temieran al jefe.
It was strange that they didn't fear the boss.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que no temieras decir la verdad.
I would like it if you weren't afraid to tell the truth.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: temeramos
Correct: temiéramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form must have an accent on the 'e' in the imperfect subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: temo
The present tense of temer is regular: temo, temes, teme, tememos, teméis, temen.
Preterite
yo: temí
Temer is regular in the preterite: temí, temiste, temió, temimos, temisteis, temieron.
Imperfect
yo: temía
The imperfect of temer is regular: temía, temías, temía, temíamos, temíais, temían.
Future
yo: temeré
The future of temer uses the infinitive as a base: temeré, temerás, temerá, temeremos, temeréis, temerán.
Conditional
yo: temería
The conditional of temer is regular: temería, temerías, temería, temeríamos, temeríais, temerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tema
The present subjunctive of temer is regular: tema, temas, tema, temamos, temáis, teman.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: teme
The affirmative imperative of temer: teme (tú), tema (usted), temamos (nosotros), temed (vosotros), teman (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no temas
The negative imperative of temer uses subjunctive forms: no temas, no tema, no temamos, no temáis, no teman.